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1961 plane crash victims to be remembered in Shannon

The family of a victim of one of Ireland’s worst air disasters will attend a special memorial service in Shannon, Co Clare today.

CLARE FACTS – Athlunkard Bridge

Believe it or not but the Limerick Tunnel is not the first traffic toll point to have existed for anyone wishing to cross the River Shannon between Clare and Limerick.

CLARE FACTS – Clare’s Gold Medal Olympian

Doonbeg-born Pat McDonald is seen here competing for the United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden, in the shot put where he won the gold medal.
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